You may have noticed that I have been away for a while and have not made any updates to the site or shop. Sometimes life takes over and before you know it, time has passed and things that should have been done are late, put on a semi-permanent back burner or abandoned completely to be […]

During the lockdowns in 2020, I was contacted by a representative of a local school to say they were building a bug hotel and wanted to know if I could make a sign for it. Of course I agreed and, as I love the idea of kids learning to respect nature, I was happy to

Well, having finally got my shed into some sort of order I decided to make another mess. On the positive side, I now have a fair amount of wood, cut and ready for carving. A couple of commissions to finish and then I will start work on re-stocking the shop with some new designs. #carving

Ever wish you had never started something? My “workshop” (or “shop” as the Americans call it, odd folk) is an 8ft x 6ft shed that is so full of stuff that I can barely move even when it is tidy. On the subject of Americans, I follow some great woodworkers on YouTube, but when they